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The Danish Girl
- Author
- David Ebershoff
- Narrator
- Joe Jameson
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 17 December 2015
- Run Time
- 11 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
It starts with a question, a simple favour asked by a wife of her husband while both are painting in their studio, setting off a transformation neither can anticipate. Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the remarkable story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires.
The Danish Girl is an evocative and deeply moving novel about one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century.
Read by Joe Jameson
(p) 2015 Orion Publishing Group
Critics Review
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This is a curiously touching tale, told in a lucid and sensitive style
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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An enthralling read
THE TIMES
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A beautifully written novel . . . elegant, assured and intelligent
DAILY EXPRESS
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The intelligence and tactfulness of his exploration of [love] makes his novel a noteworthy event
NEW YORK TIMES
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A first novel of startling refinement and beauty
Chicago Tribune
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Heartbreaking and unforgettable, it is a complete triumph
Boston Globe
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Beautifully written. It is absolutely engrossing . . . [an] elegant, assured and intelligent tale; as a first novel, it is astounding
SUNDAY EXPRESS
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Intriguing and captivating . . . a resonant fable about metamorphosis and the construction of identity. This admirable book deserves to find a wide readership
DAILY TELEGRAPH
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Be enchanted by THE DANISH GIRL . . . elegant and sensitive writing
ELLE
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[An] affecting and graceful debut
NEW STATESMAN
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The book is a sensuous treat, its symbolic visual imagery combining with mesmeric recreations of period and place . . . Einar and his wife are treated with sympathy, and a potentially sensational or bizarre subject is treated with dignity
ART NEWSPAPER
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This is a curiously touching take, told in lucid and sensitive style that shows great insight into an extraordinary predicament . . . an engrossing story of true love, suffering and sacrifice
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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Details
- Author
- David Ebershoff
- Narrator
- Joe Jameson
- Duration
- 11 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 December 2015
- ISBN
- 9781409165996
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics
Synopsis
Loosely inspired by a true story, this tender portrait of marriage asks: What do you do when the person you love has to change?It starts with a question, a simple favour asked by a wife of her husband while both are painting in their studio, setting off a transformation neither can anticipate. Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the remarkable story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires. The Danish Girl is an evocative and deeply moving novel about one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century.Read by Joe Jameson(p) 2015 Orion Publishing Group
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